Bernard Beckett is the author of ten books, and has won many awards. In 2006 Bernard was awarded a fellowship for a project examining DNA mutations. This new direction in his life led to the publication of the sophisticated sci-fi novel Genesis, which has since been published in over twenty countries and was the winner of the 2010 Prix...

‘This book has it all: the dark, claustrophobic NZ bush, a catastrophic earthquake, the aggressive vulnerability of teenagerhood and teenager social relationships, spooky psycho-thriller-type abduction, an evil doctor with psychotic drugs at his fingertips… and the overarching certainty that decisions made, whether right or wrong, will affect your life forever. This is a great teenage thriller…I can’t recommend it highly enough.’

Weekend Herald

‘Beckett’s superb writing is both raw and immediate and he confronts the serious themes of death, revenge and mortality. Fast-paced and hair-raising, this thriller literally grabs the reader from beginning to end and provides one mean ride along the way.‘